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&&,,,&,,,,                  ~~%@~~                  &&&,&,&&&,
&,&,,&&,,,                ~~%    %~~                &,,&&&&,,&
,&&&,&,&,,              ~~%  life  %~~              ,&,&,,,&,&
&&,,&&&&&,                ~~%    %~~                &&&&&,,&&&
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,,&,,,&,,& ~ ~ %  a multitude of  definitions % ~ ~ &,&,,&,,,&
&,&&,,&&,& ~   %   does   not   help.   we   %    ~ ,&&&,&&,,&
,&&,&,&,&& %     can     say     "life     is     % &&,,&&,&,&
&&,&&&&&&, ~   %    what   we   are,   and    %   ~ ,,&,&,&&&&
,,&&,,,,,& ~  ~  %  what  things  like  us  %  ~  ~ ,,&&&&&,,,
,,&,&,,,,& ~   %   are",    but   then   we   %   ~ &,&,,,,&,,
,,&&&&,,,& %    must    also    define    what    % &&&&,,,&&,
,,&,,,&,,& ~  %  "things  like  us"  actually  %  ~ &,,,&,,&,&
&,&&,,&&,& ~  ~  %  entails,  how  it should %  ~ ~ &&,,&&,&&&
,&&,&,&,&& ~  %   be   measured,   who   or   %   ~ &,&,&,&&,,
,&,&&&&&&, %     what    is    the    arbiter,    % &&&&&&&,&,
,&&&,,,,,& ~   %   and   so   instead   there  %  ~ ,,,,,,,&&&
&&,,&,,,,& ~   ~   %   is   this    internationally &,,,,,,&,,
&,&,&&,,,& sanctioned      list      %     ~      ~ ,&,,,,,&&,
&&&&&,&,,& ~  ~ ~  ~  %  of  criteria %  ~  ~  ~  ~ ,&&,,,,&,&
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&,,,,&,,&& - life must produce or consume milk      &&&&&,,&,,
&&,,,&&,&, - life must have a beginning and an end  ,,,,,&,&&,
&,&,,&,&&& - life can have dreams and can interact  &,,,,&&&,&
,&&&,&&&,, - life can steal                         ,&,,,&,,&&
&&,,&&,,&, - life can be cursed                     &&&,,&&,&,
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